WEBVTT QUICKLY. HADAS: THEY DID. IF YOU ARE WATCHING EARLIER, WE WERE RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF THE POND. WE SAW CREWS GET BACK ON THE WATER, AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES, THEY RUSHED US OUT OF THERE. WE ARE NOW A BLOCK AWAY FROM THAT POND. WE CAN SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO OF OUR CHOPPER FLYING OVERHEAD. THEY GOT OUT HERE AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY ONCE THE SUN CAME UP, AND IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FROM THERE. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND IT CAN FIRM -- DID CONFIRM THEY FOUND A BODY IN THE WATER. SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE WATER, IT IS ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT FEET DEEP, SO CERTAINLY TOO DEEP FOR JUST ABOUT ANYONE TO STAND IN. NEIGHBORS TELL US GATORS ARE A BIG CONCERN. WE SPOKE WITH THE MAN WHO CALLED 911 AFTER HE SAW THE TEENAGER FLAILING IN THE WATER, SAYING THAT HE WAS IN DISBELIEF ABOUT EVERYTHING HAPPENING. AT LAST CHECK, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID THEY HAD NOT COME ACROSS ANY REPORTS OF MISSING PEOPLE, SO WE WILL CHECK ON THAT. WE EXPECT TO BE BRIEFED HERE RELATIVELY SOON.

911 caller: Teen yelled 'it bit me' before sinking in pond

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Updated: 7:53 AM EDT May 10, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Crews in central Florida are searching for a teenager who yelled "it bit me, it bit me," before disappearing under water in an alligator-infested pond.

Authorities discovered a body in the retention pond Thursday morning but have not identified if the person is related to the aforementioned call.

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Eric Wolfe told 911 dispatchers he saw the boy flailing his arms in the water and screaming before going under Wednesday. He said the teen was about 20 yards (18 meters) from shore.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Orange County Fire Rescue and the Orange County Sheriff's Office resumed the search at daybreak Thursday.

Crews resumed searching the pond around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, and authorities are still on the lookout for any cases of missing people that could be connected.

Wildlife spokesman Chad Weber told news outlets they're investigating it as a missing person and "possible drowning," but not yet as an alligator attack.

Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson said no teens in the area had been reported missing.